Shame about the plumbers but good got thursday sorted so your mum can still go one day this week and doesn't have to miss out.
Good luck with carers ? I wouldn't know what to ask either but I'm sure you'll do good job and things will come out during conversation that help you decide. If they have them on them looking at references might give you an idea what others thought of them, maybe they'd have something in them about what they were good at and that might give an idea who would be more suited to your mum too. But if they're just genericy good reliable carer type ones maybe not. I wouldn't know what I was looking at with the DBS and insurance so I would have to trust agency on that if it was me so it's good they check that out themselves before referring you ?
Maybe you could ask them what type of people they have stayed with before and if any sounds like your mum then that carer may be well suited. If you think your mum responds to a certain type or way of doing things, and certain personalities then you could ask them about way they deal with things your mum does and also a bit about their personalities and see if you think they match with your mum. I'm sure your gut will help you, you seem to have a good instinct about things and a good head on your shoulders x
Mum isn't cleaning her teeth as much now either, Mums are plastic though. Another thing that gets neglected with dementia ? Mum used to soak them regularly in denture tablets and also brush them with toothpaste too, but I haven't bought any for weeks now as still has lots in cabinet so she's obviously forgetting to do them and I'm not sure how often she brushes them now either. Her bottom set have been rubbing her mouth lately as they are really old and wearing thin and sharp at the bottom, she keeps complaining she has a sore in her mouth and sometimes winces when eating. I suggested going for some new teeth lots of times but she won't so I've given up saying it much now. I suggested she takes the bottom set out on a night for a while and puts bonjella on to see if it will heal up a bit and stop it hurting as much but she doesn't. She no doubt forgets to do it, but I took her some bonjella over a while ago and she doesn't put it on even when I suggest it. I think she's done it twice when I've nagged her about it. Its been sat on top of fireplace since Thursday when I got it out of cupboard and gave her it to put on but she's not used it again. She has been moaning about them on and off for a few years but won't go to dentist for new ones. Mind you I don't like and don't go to dentist either. Sorry I've no helpful suggestions on how to help her clean them regularly but hope you can think of something. I think it's one of those awkward hard to answer dementia problems though like how to get people to wash regularly. ?